BlockViking, Wisconsin
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Gilman town. It lies in ZIP code area 54767. The Survey maps it on the El Paso quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1949 USGS Baldwin quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS El Paso quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Hastings quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Hastings quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Viking between 2018 and 2019, burning about 2 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19-5279 |
| 14 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19-2690 |
| 13 May 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 19-2665 |
| 12 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 18-2515 |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Viking: 12 past producers, 6 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Slate, Dimension. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce County Operations | Slate, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit Drive Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| H L Olsen Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hillcrest Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lilly Hanson Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Martell Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Mill Road Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| O & W Lafferty Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rush River Gravel Deposit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Rush River Gravel Deposit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martell | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| El Paso | 6.4 miles | 11 | |
| Spring Valley | 6.5 miles | 11 | |
| Lawton | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| Olivet | 7.5 miles | 11 | |
| Morton Corner | 7.7 miles | 11 | |
| Beldenville | 9.9 miles | 12 | |
| East Ellsworth | 10.5 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1581751. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.